áu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ausos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːu̯/

Noun

áu n (genitive áue or óe, nominative plural óe or áue)

  1. ear (organ of hearing)

Declension

Neuter s-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative áu, ó áuN, óN óeL, áueL
Vocative áu, ó áuN, óN óeL, áueL
Accusative áu, ó áuN, óN óeL, áueL
Genitive áueH, óeH áueN, óeN áueN, óeN
Dative áuiL, oíL áuib áuib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: ó

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
áu unchanged n-áu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “3 ó” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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